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Meaning of name Christa

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Meaning

The name Christa has the following meaning:

She who follows Christ or "annointed one". A very modern sounding name as well.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Christa is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 936 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Christa remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Christa in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Christa is pronounced as kris-ta

Origins

Christa originates from the German language.
See other suggested German girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Christa and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Christa: Boys - Americo, Amerigo, Archibald, Arno, Edsel, Humphrey, Luther, Reinhold, Selmer, Winfield, Girls - Alberta, Elvina, Fredericka, Geraldine, Hetty, Odelia, Odilia, Both genders - Henry

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Christa: Chrissy, Krissa

Style

We think the name Christa should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

See other Traditional girl names

Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Christa to be: Smart and confident woman

In one word, you might describe Christa as a(n) "confident" person.

See other "confident" names for girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Christa (or its variants) are:

Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe, born on 2 September, a famous teacher. Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe's background: An American teacher from Concord, New Hampshire who was selected from among more than 11,000 applicants to participate in the NASA Teacher in Space Project.

Christa Luding-Rothenburger, born on 4 December, a famous athlete. Christa Luding-Rothenburger's background: A former speed skater and track cyclist.

Christa Wolf , born on 18 March, a famous novelist. Christa Wolf 's background: A German literary critic, novelist, and essayist. She is one of the best-known writers to emerge from the former East Germany.
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